Dexters to release new single 'Cloudfest'

16 July 2014

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Dexters are set to release new single ‘Cloudfest’ on September 1st via Acid Jazz Records backed with live favourite ‘These Scenes’ as the B-side.

The third single taken from their debut album ‘Shimmer Gold’ released earlier this year, ‘Cloudfest’ is ladened with psychedelic guitar rifts, an anthemic sing-along chorus and raw melodic charm. A sure-fire crowd favourite, ‘Cloudfest’ is guaranteed to set festival stages alight this season. The accompanying video to the single features the infamous Howard Marks who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler and later on as an author, Hollywood film star and renowned DJ. An avid campaigner for the legalisation of drugs in the UK Marks plays a phantom temptation for the band as the embark on a weekend of fun and tom-foolery.

Speaking about Dexters and his role in the video, Marks says: “I get a lot of requests to be in videos and what have you but usually decline. On my first listen of ‘Cloudfest’ it made me want to get high – so I said yes, naturally.”

Dexters frontman Tom says: “We wrote this song last summer after we’d played Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall which is this beautiful festival on top of a cliff over looking the sea. We’re all high on life and everything else and got back to the tents and had a jam. The lyrics are “if you don‘t feel inspired, you must be dead inside” just rolled out. It's a feel-good song about being high on life - who better to get star in the video than Mr Nice! On the way back from the video shoot from Kent we drove back to London. He was pointing out areas nearby he’d hid a stash. Quick as a flash we asked if it’s still there. Quicker than a flash came the reply 'Long gone, sonny!'”

The East-London quintet have exploded into consciousness since the release of singles ‘Start To Run’, ‘Recover’ and ‘The Hard Way’ garnishing a rapidly expanding passionate fan following. With a mix of influences ranging from the aggressive visceral punk of bands like The Strokes, The Clash and Sex Pistols to the tuneful storytelling of artists like The Kinks, Dexters bring a refreshing modern swagger and youthful enthusiasm to guitar music’s current grey landscape. Dexters is formed of frontman Tom Rowlett, guitarists Chris Heggie and Ben Debo, bassist Jamie Harris and drummer Chris Mardon. In November, the band re-embark on the road for an extensive UK tour concluding with their biggest headline show to date at London’s Islington Hall preceded by a 7 dates German & Swiss headline tour. Full tour dates below.